The state would be better off if the governor focused on improvements to education, both K-12 and the university, to try to better prepare young Alaskans to compete for the demanding jobs of the future, which won’t be in gun factories or casinos.
Read MoreAttorney General Kevin Clarkson will try to assemble a case against the recall of Gov. Mike Dunleavy. He will be tempted to reject or ignore the work of his predecessors in analyzing election law, which would be a mistake.
Read MoreThe recall campaign has proven to be the most effective way to capture Dunleavy's attention, the healthy start of a statewide conversation about Alaska’s future.
Read MoreTuckerman Babcock had a lot to do with the mistakes and bad policy calls that created a growing statewide recall campaign aimed at ending the Dunleavy administration. It’s not clear how much the recall had to do with Babcock’s removal as chief of staff or his “retirement” letter three weeks later.
Read MoreDr. Al Gross, an independent challenging Sen. Dan Sullivan, says his campaign staff will be unionized, a first for a statewide campaign in Alaska.
Read MoreThe Dunleavy administration should take the hint and admit that the only emergency is the result of inadequate planning and execution by the governor, his temporary budget director and the state health department, which tried to enact regulations without due process.
Read MoreThe biggest rate increase in the history of the Alaska Pioneer Homes goes into effect today. As a candidate, Gov. Mike Dunleavy told the 500 residents of the Alaska Pioneer homes, average age 87, that he would not cut the budget, promising no rate increase.
Read MoreTo help the Dunleavy Dental Director, the Legislature should override the Dunleavy dental veto, keeping this cost-effective program—mostly funded by the federal government—that helps some of Alaska’s most vulnerable people keep their teeth.
Read MoreHand it to Pruitt and Giessel for quickly rounding up the usual suspect—our old friend, instability. If the tactic seems familiar, that’s because the playbook hasn’t changed in 40 years.
Read MoreAs a limited liability company, Hilcorp does not have to pay the oil and gas corporate income tax that BP has long paid in Alaska, a tax on which BP may be paying about $30 million a year or more.
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